Volna Nizhegorodskaya vs FK Spartak Tambov prediction and preview

18 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 1.5 GoalsOdds 1.35Market probability 68%Final score 0–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Volna Nizhegorodskaya host FK Spartak Tambov in the Second League - Group 3 (Russia) on 18 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 1.5 Goals — more than 1.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.35, which the bookmaker market rated at about 68% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Volna Nizhegorodskaya 0–0 FK Spartak Tambov.

Going into the match, Volna Nizhegorodskaya had won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 10 and conceding 5. FK Spartak Tambov had won 5, drawn 4 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 16 scored and 6 conceded.

Both teams scored in 1 of Volna Nizhegorodskaya's last 10 and 4 of FK Spartak Tambov's last 10; 0 and 4 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Volna Nizhegorodskaya averaged 1.87 goals scored and 0.93 conceded across 15 matches; away from home FK Spartak Tambov averaged 1.93 scored and 0.64 conceded across 14.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.76 goals from Volna Nizhegorodskaya and 0.70 from FK Spartak Tambov. From that it rates a home win at 32%, a draw at 40% and an away win at 28%, against 38%, 31% and 32% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 44%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Volna Nizhegorodskaya (green) and FK Spartak Tambov (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form39% – 61%

Attack23% – 77%

Defence33% – 67%

Head-to-head100% – 0%

Goals100% – 0%

Overall strength33% – 66%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Volna Nizhegorodskaya	DDLLW	1.00	0.50	10%	0%
FK Spartak Tambov	DWWDW	1.60	0.60	40%	40%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

27 Jun 2026 · FK Spartak Tambov 0–2 Volna Nizhegorodskaya

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Double Chance 12	70%	1.34
Over 1.5 Goals	68%	1.35
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	66%	1.42
Under 2.5 Goals	56%	1.65
BTTS Yes	51%	1.86
Over 2.5 Goals	44%	2.10
Volna Nizhegorodskaya Win	38%	2.42
Draw	31%	3.00

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.